Praline Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons praline liqueur
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup pecan halves

Recipe

• cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. stir in vanilla and praline liqueur.
• combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. shape dough into 1 inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• press a pecan half into center of each cookie. bake at 300 degrees f (150 degrees c) for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. cool on wire racks.